monophonic

monophonic Definition

mono·phonic (män′ō fän′ik, män′ə-)

adjective

of, or having the nature of, monophony
designating or of sound reproduction using a single channel to carry and reproduce sounds through one or more loudspeakers

monophonic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

ringtones: If you want monophonic ringtones you have to lose out on a color screen.
tone: The days of old fashioned, monophonic ringing tones are over!
patch: Keep &crarr; in mind, this only occurs with monophonic patches.
sound: If they're only capable of creating say monophonic sounds then they're only useful for a small number of jobs.
instrument: Examples of such monophonic instruments include most brass, woodwind and the classic analog synthesizers.
synthesizer: The Prophesy combines powerful monophonic synthesizer sounds with an unprecedented degree of expressive control.

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